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Web pages used to show information for collecting unemployment insurance in Virginia, right, and reporting fraud and identity theft in Pennsylvania, are displayed on the respective state web pages, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Zelienople, Pa. Massive fraud in the nation's unemployment system is raising alarms even as President Joe Biden and Congress prepare to pour hundreds of billions more into expanded benefits for those left jobless by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) **FILE**

Michigan paid $3.3B in pandemic unemployment to people with no work history

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

New unemployment head balances paying claims, stopping fraud

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Michigan to soon resolve jobless claims filed before May

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FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, a pedestrian passes The Framing Gallery, closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Michigan lawmakers increasingly frustrated over delayed unemployment benefits for people out of work due to the pandemic are urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to reopen offices so the jobless can get in-person assistance. Legislators from both parties say the dozen offices, closed due to COVID-19, should open their doors again, by appointment only — similarly to what secretary of state branches offer. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Lawmakers: Open Mich. unemployment offices, give $1K loans

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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, JAN. 29 WITH CAPITOL FOCUS- Talent Investment Agency Director Wanda Stokes is interviewed Friday, Jan. 27, 2017 in Lansing, Mich. Stokes is conducting a wide-ranging review of Michigan's embattled Unemployment Insurance Agency. She apologized to thousands of people who were wrongly accused of fraud while collecting unemployment benefits and said lawmakers should consider reducing high fraud penalties. (AP Photo/David Eggert)

State apologizes for fraud fiasco, wants to reduce penalties

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press